The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected tuberculosis in the Kansas City metro area — at least 67 have an active infection, and two have ...

On Aug. 15, Caldwell sent an email to Lauren Swensson, the state’s TB controller and director of KDHE’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention and Ashely Goss, KDHE’s deputy secretary.

KDHE also reported 67 active TB outbreak-related cases in the Kansas City metro area, with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County. 2 Additionally, there have been 79 outbreak-associated ...

In November, the CDC published a report which showed TB incidence and reported cases in the United States increased for a third consecutive year in 2023. That year, the U.S. reported 9,633 TB ...

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium that typically affects the lungs, according to KDHE. People with an active infection feel sick and can spread it to others, while people with a latent ...

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium that typically affects the lungs, according to KDHE. People with an active infection feel sick and can spread it to others, while people with a latent ...

As of Jan. 24, at least 67 people are being treated for active TB related to the Kansas outbreak, Jill Bronaugh, communications director of the KDHE, said in an update on Jan 29.

As of Jan. 24, at least 67 people are being treated for active TB related to the Kansas outbreak, Jill Bronaugh, communications director of the KDHE, said in an update on Jan 29.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. recorded 8,649 cases of tuberculosis last year, and 9,606 in 2023, according to the CDC.

Jill Bronaugh, spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), told the media, “TB is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of ...

According to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the cases have all occurred in Wyandotte County and Johnson County, both part of the greater Kansas City metro area.

KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in American history. Nexstar’s KSNT spoke to KDHE ...